page_title: Dighton, Massachusetts
section_title: Crossroads
hierarchical_section_title: Dighton, Massachusetts / History / Crossroads
caption_attribution_description: English: Dighton Wharves historic marker. Muddy Cove Bridge and Ferry Landing 1773. Taunton River in the background.
context_page_description: Dighton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,086 at the 2010 census. The town is located on the western shore of the Taunton River in the southeastern part of the state.
context_section_description: Dighton's location has long made it a crossroads for travel The "Old Bristol Path" took early settlers from the Pilgrim settlement in Plymouth, Massachusetts to Bristol, Rhode Island, the home of Massasoit. A ferry took travelers across the Taunton River. Later, a stage coach ran through Dighton, connecting Taunton and Bristol. Dighton was also along the route between Fall River and Taunton.
caption: Site of Dighton Ferry Landing
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